Like there's no real emotion to it. I don't want to say it's sterile, because it's not quite that, but I get no real feeling from it. Maybe contentedness. Slight, barely existent contentedness. "What emotional state were you in when you made this album?" "Yeah, we were content. Couldn't have complained." "Happy?" "No, not happy. Just... you know. Content."

Got this, new Okkervil, The Antlers and ASIYFA at the weekend and the others have barely had a look in so far!

Do they deliberately riff on other bands? Very MPP in places, and the singer sounds just like Joanna Newsom on one song and Bjork on another, it's so blatant it must be deliberate no? Anyhow, even if the style isn't very original it's still bloody well done.

seems a bit boring. less playful and fun than Glass Deers or Lemonade. my mental image when listening to it is a guy, maybe 22, by himself feeling a bit melancholic because he can't hear the song being played at Field Day festival.

they seem to have taken quite a change of direction but I think it's seasonal...their first album was all about summer (Blue Gown is such a brilliant pop track!) and their latest LP was all themed around winter. They're great, I had totally managed to miss them on the Dot to Dot line up until today